In a state that once swore by mayo and only mayo, more restaurants are serving the version known as (gasp!) Connecticut style.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Readers suggest the objects they’d pick to explain Maine
Black flies, ice fishing shacks and maple syrup were just a few of the things people suggested as additions to the list we published on Independence Day weekend.
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Posted inGuides, Things to Do
How to spend 24 hours in coastal York County
Visit the villages of Saco, spend an afternoon in Old Orchard Beach and venture into Kennebunkport.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine fishermen net federal status as ‘farmers of the sea’
The launch of a seafood office in the US Department of Agriculture signals a shift in national food policy, allowing fishing families to tap into the same safety nets offered to traditional farmers.
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Auburn frozen seafood meal company catches national spotlight
Scott & Jon’s is one of the fastest-growing brands in its category, according to Instacart.
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In Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy are finding resilience in a half-acre of clams
With one of the largest soft-shell clam gardens in the world, the tribe is confronting invasive crabs and human-caused ecological damage.
Posted inFood, Life & Culture
Making spring rolls isn’t as complicated as you’d think
Granted, Oun Lido’s chef Bounahcree Kim actually did the lion’s share of the work, when I tackled item no. 6 on my 2025 culinary bucket list.
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Without a split-top bun, do you really have a Maine lobster roll?
Split-top buns, thought to have originated in Maine for Howard Johnson’s clam strip rolls, turn out to be the perfect vehicle for lobster rolls.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
DOGE cuts stall Maine seafood business trying to go green
Commercial fishermen and seafood businesses planned on federal funding to help with things like new engines and refrigeration systems. Those commitments are now frozen.
Posted inFood
Quick, easy, affordable and delicious: Steamed Maine mussels have it all
Did we mention that they’re environmentally friendly, too?